Posted in From the Stacks, Just A Bite on September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This map depicting the coal fields of Chatham County and other mineral deposits in 1874 is the most recent addition to our North Carolina Maps online collection. It seemed as good a map as any to remind you that we’re still adding to the site. We’re now up to 3,395 maps. We’re proud of the [...]
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged acc basketball, tar heel origin, university of north carolina system on September 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Generations of historians have labored to nail down the origin of “Tar Heel.” Less attention has been paid the alteration — shrinkage? corruption? – of the term’s perceived meaning. Most North Carolinians seem to have accepted the nickname, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, until mid-20th century — somewhere between the University of North Carolina’s redefining [...]
